Castings, unfinished iron (e.g., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel), manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Benton Foundry, Inc.
Benton, PA · ~233 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 14.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Benton Foundry, Inc. runs at 452% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Castings, unfinished iron (e.g., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Benton Foundry, Inc.: 14.9 TCR = 452% of Castings, unfinished iron (e.g., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Benton Foundry, Inc. safety composite
Benton Foundry, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 17%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
28/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 14.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.81 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
TCR Δ
−7.1
2016→2024
Benton Foundry, Inc. injury rate improved
Benton Foundry, Inc.'s TCR fell 7.1 from 17.0 in 2016 to 9.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 19.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.46× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=17.0 · 2017=19.0 · 2018=13.0 · 2019=16.6 · 2020=12.1 · 2021=15.4 · 2022=15.4 · 2023=15.7 · 2024=9.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331511 · Benton, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 14.9 · 452% of ind
- DART 6.8 DART
- RANK #16/24
- PHOTO PLYMOUTH FOUNDRY, INC
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 304 inj
- SIZE ~233 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: PLYMOUTH FOUNDRY, INC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Benton Foundry, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Great Lakes Ca
Great Lakes Castings, LLC
15.1 TCR
- This site
Benton Foundry, Inc.
14.9 TCR
- PLYMOUTH FOUND
PLYMOUTH FOUNDRY, INC
14.9 TCR
- MCF Milwaukee
MCF Milwaukee Plant
14.8 TCR
- FRANKLIN IRON
FRANKLIN IRON WORKS, INC
14.7 TCR
What this shows Benton Foundry, Inc. averages 14.9 TCR (452% of the Castings, unfinished iron (e.g., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Benton Foundry, Inc. TCR series: 2016=17 · 2017=19 · 2018=13 · 2019=16.6 · 2020=12.1 · 2021=15.4 · 2022=15.4 · 2023=15.7 · 2024=9.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Benton Foundry, Inc. falls in its industry
272 Castings, unfinished iron (e.g establishmentsSafer than 17% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.2.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 24 Castings, unfinished iron (e.g employers in Pennsylvania.
Benton Foundry, Inc. has more employees than the Castings, unfinished iron (e.g., ductile median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 7.2. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.9 | 6.8 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 15.7 | 10.7 | 40 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15.4 | 7.1 | 29 | 10 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15.4 | 8.1 | 28 | 8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12.1 | 7.9 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 16.6 | 7.6 | 41 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13.0 | 8.6 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 19.0 | 12.3 | 42 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 17.0 | 9.5 | 34 | 7 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331511 · PA · Benton
272 Castings, unfinished iron (e.g., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | PLYMOUTH FOUNDRY, INC | 14.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MCF Milwaukee Plant | 14.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Great Lakes Castings, LLC | 15.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FRANKLIN IRON WORKS, INC | 14.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | FreeBird - West Facility | 233 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lavazza North America - WCR | 233 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Multi-Color Corporation - York | 233 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Washington Operations | 233 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WILLIAMS TRANSCO - BENTON | 14 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Supercon Inc | 14.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Clegg's Nursery LLC #2 | 14.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fire Station #2 | 14.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | K&N's Foods USA, LLC | 14.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Great Lakes Cheese | 233 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Highland Clarksburg Hospital | 233 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | StageRight Corporation / Rogers Group | 233 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Performance Contractors, Inc. - Chevron-Pascagoula | 233 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.